Externship Site
John D. Dingell VA Medical Center
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED FALL AND SPRING QUARTERS ONLY
Essentials
Location
4646 John Rd.
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Detroit
MI
48201
U.S.A.
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Midwest US
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Description
*Students are accepted in the fall and spring quarters only. If you are interested in summer or winter, please contact Dr. Patel.
Number of Student Encounters
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Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
40
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10
5
% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
Condensing lenses
Contact for externship liason:
Dr. Courtney Andersen
Courtney.andersen@va.gov
313-576-1000
Arrival procedure for students:
Students will receive medical student/intern processing forms 6Leana Saylor weeks prior to start of rotation from Leana Saylor, Surgical Service Administrative Assistant. All forms must be complete to obtain access to the facility and to start patient encounters. On the first day students should report to the Eye Clinic on the second floor.
Attending Staff:
Courtney Andersen, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Jamie Zadoff, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Arlene Gold, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Craig Swanson, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Chad Gallatin, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Jared Most, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Abigail Cash, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Meredith Jeffrey, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Christopher Walsh, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Colleen Downey, OD ( Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Phil Elston, OD (Primary Care, Ocular Disease)
Miscellaneous comments:
Students will be issued a voucher for patient parking garage.
Additional Information:
Click here to review onboarding requirements. If you do not see your site listed on Sharepoint, contact your preceptor directly.
Student Review
"My expectations were definitely met, this was by far my favorite site so far! I saw so much disease, from NAIONs to corneal ulcers. Staff/residents/attendings were all awesome and helped teach me and help me grow as a clinician. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this site, Dr. Andersen turned this place around, ignore the previous reviews and trust me when I say you will not regret going there."
Ocular Disease
Facility specialties:
Facility category:
Ocular Disease (Specialty 2)
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Facility website
Student Clinic Hours
5:00 pm
8:00 am
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